alberta wrote on May 18
th, 2011 at 1:24pm:
This 02071
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020 and 01506
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found on the web and working fine so far. worth trying them
Thanks for that. The 020 71
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020 number is listed in the database and I found this previously (see above).
I'm not sure where you have found the number beginning 01506 from, but it is not listed on our site.
I would urge people not to use this number. It is a prefix allocated to a provider I would certainly not associate as being with Sky.
The reason for my alarm is that this is the sort of provider that makes it easy to obtain their 01/02 numbers, typically selling them online.
People can buy these numbers and direct them to other 01/02 (or 0800 numbers). For example, if you had a business, you could get one of these numbers and direct them to your home number, and maybe your mobile when there is no answer at home. That way, callers won't incur mobile rates or have to redial.
However, there is nothing stopping others getting such a number and directing calls to a published 01/02/0800 number of a company. What's the motive for them to do that?
Well, such services can allow calls to be recorded for the person that sets them up...Clearly I cannot give any guarantees that this is the case here, and I do note that it is listed on a number of business directory sites. I can only wonder if these have been listed by a third party.
~ Edited by Dave: The 020 number is no longer in service.